Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-08-27
NURTHN WESTERN Items.


The Atlantic alcohol works will begin
operations In October.
The depot at Walnut was entirely destroyed
By fire Monday morning.
There were eight delegates In the examina.
ton Thursday before the state pharmacy
board.
The nunter OF ~convicts fl the Iowa state
prison is diminishing almost a score per
month.
The proposed new bridge at Dubuque will
probably be located about u mile south Of the
high bridge.
Joseph Bruce fell from the scaffolding Of
the Congregational church at Iowa Falls and
was seriously injured.
The normal institute at Newton claims to
be the largest and finest In the state. Mon
day the enrolment numbered 1913.
What Cheer has increased In population
from 900 In 1850 to 5000 at the present time.
It's coal fields are a great source Of wealth.
Article VI incorporation were fled Tuesday
with the secretary Of state by the Farmers
Loan and Trust company, OF Storm Lake,
with a capital Of S500,c00.
lhC "a VIZ " oAA Eht NCaNis
gas or an artesian well at Bayard have quit
after going 275 feet. They came in contact
with hard rock.
Articles OF incorporation were fled with
the secretary Of state Friday by the Clear
Lake Driving Park association, of Clear Lsse;
capital stock, 100000.
The people of Manchester now begin to
think that the Illinois Central is really be-
hind the project to build a road from Cedar
Rapids TO Manchester.
The secretary Of the State Agricultural So
ciety says the entries are coming IN at q rate
that promises the largest showing ever made
in the history Of the society.
The Order Of Railway Conductors OF Amer
ica has fled their articles of incorporation
with the secretary Of state. The headquarters
Of the order are at Cedar Rapids.
Frank Welsh, a young man working on a
farm near Denison, was arrested Saturday by
a special agent Of the postofice department
for forging money orders in Nebraska.
Gen. George w. Jones, Of Dubuque, now
eighty.eigh years old, is In great demand.
lie is In receipt daily OF numerous invitations
to attend public gatherings in the state.
Klenhelm's and Hancock's dwelling houses,
Sni der's barber shop, a barn, blacksmith
shop and other buildings at Strawberry Point
were destroyed by fire os Monday morning.
Strong indications OF a gas well have been
found Elk miles north OF Burlington. The
water gas dished no in the city is strong
enough to reach that point without straining
its energy.
John Mears, a farmer living at Sageyllle,
while driving home from the city last Satur-
day evening was thrown from the wagon and
run over, sustaining injuries that are thought
TO be fatal.
Though Iowa Is classed as an agricultural
state, the total number Of manufacturing es
adjustments is placed at 5000, with 80 GOO
persons employed. Among the number re-
porting, 497 report an a aggregate capital Of
$40, 100000.
Miss Edith Grahl was burned, probably
fatally, by gasoline, which che was using in
washing the kitchen foor to remove grease
spots. 1t ignited. filling the room with flames
and setting her clothing on fire. The doctors
say she cannot live.
An incendiary fire occurred at Aurelia, 10
which a livery stable belonging to r. B.
Rutherford, two blacksm tn shops. a wagon
shop and other property was destroyed. A
meeting OF citizens was hold Monday night
to take some action to prevent future fires Of
like character.
Hope Mills, an old gentleman 50 years 0
| age, living near Muscatine, Is the father Of
twenty-six children. His last wife, now liv.
ing, is the mother Of fourteen Of them, She
was II years old when married and is now Sc.
Mr.. Mills Is hale and hearty and BIDS fair to
become q centenarian.
The body OF q boy about eight years Of age
was taken from the river on Tuesday about
three miles above East Nebraska City, IL.
The body had evidently been IL the water
some time, had on II shirt and striped trousers
! and is supposed 10 be the hoy Harry Bokem-
per, OF Omaha, OF whose disappearance The
Bee made mention IN its Sunday issue. The
BODY was taken to East Nebraska City, where
II nov Ia.
The ElkaJer Register gays a short Sine ago
while q farwer residing near Clermout Has
cutting bis hay, he drove his team scress a
! slough when his horses suddenly sane into
| tae ground. Help was procured ed the
horses pulled out, when ii was discovered that
a tire was burning underneath tie slough
| and that the horses were badly burned. The
meadow haa not been burned over and no signs
OF fire had been observed, so tat Il remains q
~u,4o- n. 80 -. ar{yTp
A curious coincidence Is noted In conhec-
ton with the death Of James Whitworth, The
printer who fell out OF the window OF tho
Keokuk Dem crat. In his last complete
stickful OF type that he set was a paragraph
concerning the leap of Aeronaut Baldwin
from his balloon, aud his narrow escape from
death because Of the faillre OF his parachute
to work properly. A few moments afterwards
Whitworth took bis fatal plunge.
An opinion has been filed by Judge Love,
in the United States district court, al Keokuk,
In the case OF Lewis Sucss, the Fairfield
brewer, who applied for a writ Of Injunction
TO restrain state officers from instituting
criminal proceedings against aim or his bust
ness. under the prooieitory law. Judge Love
declines to interfere by injunction or Other
wise, with the criminal lawn Of the state, and
saws that courts II equity, state or federal,